Re: Non-accusative, non-ergative, non-active
| From: | John Cowan <cowan@...> | 
| Date: | Sunday, July 13, 2003, 18:19 | 
mathias scripsit:
> The door is an device that is an inalienable attribute of the house
Why inalienable?  Barring major (and very recently developed) surgery,
giving someone a new mouth is not possible, but changing the door to a
house is a relatively straightforward operation, unless indeed the
door is a mere opening without a closeable portion.
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